Eupithecia nigripennis

Eupithecia nigripennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eupithecia
Species: E. nigripennis
Binomial name
Eupithecia nigripennis
(Warren, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia nigripennis Warren, 1907

Eupithecia nigripennis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Peru.[2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are dark flesh-coloured, except at the costa, where they are darkened with brownish. The hindwings are purplish black, crossed by five or six lines.[3]

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
  2. LepIndex
  3. Novitates Zoologicae
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